v21_3671 - CONSTANTINE II Centenionalis ou nummus
MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 75.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
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Starting price : 75.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 323-324
Mint name / Town : Bretagne, Londres (Londinium)
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,47 g.
Emission: 18e
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait de haut relief et très détaillé. Patine marron. Frappe molle au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONSTANTI-NVS IVN N C.
Obverse description : Buste casqué et cuirassé de Constantin II à gauche, vu de trois quarts en avant le casque orné d'une palmette (C*1).
Obverse translation : “Constantinus Iunior Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Constantin le jeune très noble César).
Reverse
Reverse legend : BEAT TRA-NQLITAS/ VOT/IS/XX// PLON.
Reverse description : Globe posé sur un autel surmonté de trois étoiles.
Reverse translation : “Beata Tranquillitas/ Vota vicennalibus”, (L'heureuse tranquillité/ Vœux pour le vingtième anniversaire de règne).
Commentary
Début de cassure de coin perceptible au revers. Au droit, le buste cuirassé semble orné d’une “toga palmata” (ornement consulaire).
Historical background
CONSTANTINE II
(1/03/317-04/340)
Caesar
Born in February 317 according to the most recent chronology, Constantine the Younger receives on coins the title of Caesar like his half-brother Crispus and his cousin Licinius, as well as the title of Prince of Youth. Constantine II is the eldest son of Constantine I and Fausta. In September 337, he received the "pars occidentalis" from the Empire with subjection to his brother Constans, Constantius II having the "pars orientalis". Very quickly, Constantin and Constans fall out. The eldest is eliminated in April 340.
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